Category: News

Almost a quarter of UK workers – around seven million people – say they would only take time off work if they were hospitalised and had no other choice.

Small business owners have revealed the top five things that they wish they had done differently in their first years of trading, as new research highlights the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of starting a new business according to owners themselves.

Up to three quarters of disabled people find that their condition has an impact when job-hunting, according to new research.

As the academic year kicks off and new data shows that there are more job vacancies in the UK than ever before, it has been found that the construction, accountancy and marketing sectors offer the highest hourly pay for students.

New research has found that despite only 6 per cent of small business owners thinking it’s not important that their financial advisor uses the latest accounting technology, a fifth of accountants are still using paper ledgers – a 13th century tool.

With an equal number of women entering the workforce as men, you may think that cracks are starting to form in the proverbial glass ceiling.

Social media key to developing strong employer brand and recruiting best candidates but employers shy away from using it.

Less than a third of HR managers can confidently say they are unprejudiced during the recruitment process.

Royal Mail’s workers have voted to take strike action over a change to their pensions and Christmas fast approaching many people who only mail parcels at Christmas could have their parcels delayed by the strike.

Brits dealing with customer service issues during office hours cost their employers £28 billion per year in lost productivity, new research reveals today.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has welcomed the appointment of Paul Uppal as the first ever Small Business Commissioner.

To tie in with National Work Life Week, research has revealed that many self-employed people in the UK are working excessively long hours without taking any holidays.

What scares you most about your career? Interviews can be terrifying while the thought of giving a public presentation can send shivers down your spine. If these sound familiar, don’t worry, you’re not alone.

Nearly two-thirds of workers say men are less committed to their career if they take up shared parental leave according to a new report.

Channel 4 Catching The Tax Dodgers ‘star’ and PR Guru Richard J Hillgrove was made Bankrupt today at The Royal Courts of Justice on The Strand.